The Hageman Brothers Weigh in on Star Trek: Prodigy and More
Images: Paramount+ / Gage Skidmore.
AUGUST 18, 2023 – While Star Trek: Prodigy fans continue to recover from the show’s cancellation by Paramount+ and removal from the streaming service, conversations regarding its fate and postproduction on season two continue, and hope springs eternal for its reappearance.
Among the hopeful are showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman, who sat down with TrekCore this week to catch up on what’s happening on the streets and behind the scenes. While expressing their support for the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, they explained that their work and conversations about it continue, as they are working under a different contract than their colleagues on the live action side of things. Postproduction on season two of Prodigy is expected to be done in December, but the question remains as to where the show will land.
Regarding that burning question, Kevin said, “When interested parties with offers come forward, we’re going to be a part of that conversation. But right now, it’s all at a super-high level. The heads of CBS are talking to the heads of — hypothetically, of course — Netflix, or Amazon, or whoever. All we know at our level right now is that there’s active talks happening, right now. Everyone, not just us, everyone, whether people within Secret Hideout or within CBS, everyone is very supportive, and very, very confident that we will find a home. I just don’t know when or where!”
The brothers also talked about the anticipated arrival of the USS Voyager-A, the Lamarr-class vessel, which, they said, was designed by supervising director Ben Hibon and many other hands. (Star Trek science advisor Dr. Erin Macdonald suggested the name of the class, after scientist, inventor, and actress Hedy Lamarr.) Kevin said, “Oh boy, there was great discussion about which ship to use. As you know, these ships are like characters, so we had to also make sure we chose a ship that wasn’t going to be used by the other Trek shows. We landed on the Voyager-A, and we’re so happy we did.”
For much more from Kevin and Dan Hageman, head over to TrekCore, and in the meantime, in case you missed it, check out the extended preview of the first episode of season two of Star Trek: Prodigy.
David is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. He is a librarian, baseball fan, and book and movie buff. He has also written for American Libraries and Skeptical Inquirer. David also enjoys diverse music, but leans toward classical and jazz. He plays a mean radio.
